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Triple bridge move success for ALE
International heavy lift and transport services company ALE overcame a range of challenges to complete three bridge moves in December 2015
Lifting challenge on Forth Road Bridge job
UK-based Rope and Sling Specialists provided a below-the-hook solution to lift a truck-mounted access platform during overnight repairs on the Forth Road Bridge in Scotland
Bubble, bubble, bay untroubled
Atlas Copco Rental oil-free compressors created an underwater safety buffer zone for wildlife during the implosion of a pier in the USA
Barin underbridge heads to Perth
Australian rental company Lincon Logistics has supplied a Barin ABC 60/l is underbridge inspection unit to the Elizabeth Quay pedestrian bridge in Perth’s central business district
PTS Demolition just the ticket for railway
Successful removal of bridge during major civil engineering project means railway can flood-damaged structure and look to expand the network
Robot cutters at work in St Petersburg
Aquajet robot cutters clean concrete from top of bridge pylon at St Petersburg on rental contract
Königbau takes on new Sennebogen 643
Structural engineering and special civil engineering provider Königbau, based in Kesselsdorf, Saxony, put its new Sennebogen 643 telescopic crawler crane straight to work
UK road project goes to Balfour Beatty
€148 million road scheme by Norfolk County Council to complete works on the Norwich Northern Distributor Road awarded to UK-based company
Bridge challenge for Senn’s new Liebherr
Swiss crane contractor Senn has used its new Liebherr LTM 1160-5.2 mobile crane to replace a 100-year-old bridge in Aarwangen in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland
Guinness record for Meccano bridge
Northern Ireland university’s 30m bridge project officially recognised as world’s largest Meccano structure
Mersey bridge builder named
Trinity is name for longest bridge-building machine in Europe, to start work on Mersey Gateway Project in UK
CSCEC wins Brunei Bay bridge contract
Link across Brunei Bay will join up the Brunei Muara and Temburong regions of the country, which are currently separated by part of Malaysia
First order for Dorman Long Mega-Transporter
Dorman Long Technology in the UK has won the first order for its new Mega-Transporter which has a capacity of 160 tonnes per axle line
Ahead of the game
ERSI successfully completed the demolition of the Corona overpass in southern California, where Routes 15 and 91 cross, 11 hours ahead of schedule
Superlift project for Dufour Transport Handling
Lifting contractor Dufour Transport Handling used a Terex Superlift 3800 crawler crane to help install a footbridge over Versailles train station in France
Highway project for MLC300
Lunda Construction in the USA used a new Manitowoc MLC300 crawler crane with Variable Position Counterweight for a highway project in Milwaukee
Taking bridge maintenance to new heights
Australian company Precision Jacking Services worked with Kennards Hire Lift & Shift to engineer a precise solution for remedial bridge works
Salini to build Polish motorway
€170 million contract for the design and construction of 20km section of A1 Motorway won by the Salini Impregilo Group
Budimex/Ferrovial to build Polish road
Consortium to construct section of the S7 Expressway in Ostroda, including city bypass, in project worth €255.43 million
Bridge installation for ALE
UK-based heavy lift and special transportation service provider ALE has completed the installation of the Marquardt Bridge, near Berlin, Germany
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